Bait
Seen it?2000 | 119 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
26% on Rotten Tomatoes, 39 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$51 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 63K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
- Jamie FoxxAlvin Sanders
- David MorseEdgar Clenteen
- Robert PastorelliJaster
- Doug HutchisonBristol
- Kimberly EliseLisa Hill
- David PaymerAgent Wooly
- Mike EppsStevie Sanders
- Jamie KennedyAgent Blum
- Nestor SerranoAgent Boyle
- Kirk AcevedoRamundo